Judging by the title of the article, "The Ego Has Landed," and the fact that Ms. Althouse would not stand still for a typical interview, we'd have to say that camaraderie is not a part of the ethos of the blogosphere.

See, if you're unwilling to sit still for an undergrad's grilling, you've got "ego"

This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands,-- This blessed blog, this earth, this realm, this Althouse & Meade

Shouldn't that be "This precious stone, set behind this captcha?" I suppose the meter (or is it the stress?) wouldn't quite work.

We who labor at turning dead trees into public knowledge feel some obligation to make the sacrifice of the atmosphere-cleansing, oxygen-producing creatures worthwhile.

Trees aren't creatures. Should be something more like:

"We who labour at this conversion of defunct trees and dead vegetable matter into physical artifacts dedicated to and not unfit for the enhancement of public knowledge, feel an obligation to ensure that the sacrifice of the acres be not in vain."

"However impolite this observation, I daresay the professor puts more effort into her opinion pieces and her law review articles than into her blog posts."

This is such a stupid point.

Althouse has a good blog. I know it's annoyed the hell out of me and most folks at some point, but a lot of work goes into the photography and some of the posts are clever.

So it's not a law review article... big deal. a) low review articles that are submitted are usually kinda sloppy, not that I know anything about Althouse's. b) even if she is more relaxed here, it's not like she's throwing up crap from her floor

So you insult, make no coherent point, and it's not even accurate. Where's your blog that shows how sloppy this one is? Isthmus clearly is losing that comparison, but are you?

This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands,-- This blessed blog, this earth, this realm, this Althouse & Meade

Solemn Vapors. A meaningless entanglement of words that are voluminous in their creation as they are vapid in their execution. Hey Vince, what is the greatest invention ever made? Paper, you stupid douche.

If Althouse is going to crow about getting things into google, couldn't she raise the bar a little and try to make an argument showing how her opponent is wrong?

For just one of the many, many instances I could provide, I'd like to think that this post about Shikha Dalmia of Reason Magazine might cause some on her side to think of her as a bit tarnished. And, it might cause those who haven't made up their minds to come down opposite her. And, at the end, I throw the floor open to her supporters, asking if they still trust her.

Maybe instead of crowing about filling Google with posts that really aren't that useful, Althouse could consider doing things that are useful such as linking to some of my posts about our shared opponents; I'm sure we've got several even if she doesn't know about them (yet).

I don't want to become some sort of Althouse Sycophant. I really disagree with her a lot, though the Tea Party coverage was really pleasant and the nastiness in the comments is hard not to make me sympathetic.

I guess it's because she's a she, a law professor, lives in a liberal place.

If she were a white Texas oil man, the liberals wouldn't think of her as the house negro.

Judging by the title of the article, "The Ego Has Landed," and the fact that Ms. Althouse would not stand still for a typical interview, we'd have to say that camaraderie is not a part of the ethos of the blogosphere.

"See, if you're unwilling to sit still for an undergrad's grilling, you've got 'ego'"

And if you're willing to judge the ethos of the entire blogosphere based on this one data point, then you're a total idiot.

Which medium has the Library of Congress chosen to store in perpetuity, Sconzi? Oh yeah, Althouse and her blog. Nary an entry for the Isthmus (which only remains relevant for its free listing of local events--until someone comes up with a more useful website for the same thing).

No, the Onion would have had him abuse his cretinous readers and talk about "this new-fangled cyber-space" and "news-papers" and boast about how he and his mechanical manservant ginned up the Spanish-American War.